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Indian scammers stole $2M in cryptocurrency using inspirational Bill Gates quotes

Jun27
by on June 27, 2019 at 9:55 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork, India


In spite of repeated warnings by the country’s central bank, people in India continue to fall for cryptocurrency scams. In the latest, the anti-terrorist squad (ATS) of Rajasthan police has unearthed a Bitcoin scam worth INR 150 million ($2 million). The police were alerted by a group of people who alleged they were duped out of their cryptocurrency investments into various companies like bet2bet and Monivo, local publication The Times of India reported today. According to the police, the investors were promised “soaring returns at an exponential rate,” but ended up receiving nothing at all. Monivo’s website is live as of press…

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CHEAP: You’ve only got HOURS to get this eufy 11s robo-vacuum for $149

Jun27
by on June 27, 2019 at 9:23 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Look, robotic vacuums are cool. That’s all there is to it. There’s little in the world I like as much as pressing a button and having a tiny little device do some cleaning for me. Despite my enthusiasm for the tech, I can understand why some people might be more hesitant about taking the leap. What if your pet gets freaked out by the sucking monster? What if it can’t clean to your exacting standards? In those cases, the idea of shelling out hundreds…

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Patreon continues to crack down on NSFW content creators

Jun27
by on June 27, 2019 at 9:14 am
Posted In: Around the Web


Earlier this month, crowdfunding site Patreon cracked down on its NSFW content policy. The site banned erotic accounts where hypnosis “is used as a coercion mechanic for nonconsensual” sexual interaction because of alleged pressure from its payment partners. Existing on Patreon gave us the opportunity to make space and have our work sit right alongside all other types of creators. It proved that you can respect and support your porn the same way you do your podcasts and build a community. Do things differently and have it work. — Vex Ashley (@vextape) June 27, 2018 But it seems the crowdfunding…

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Hackers breach cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue for $4.2M in Ripple and Cardano

Jun27
by on June 27, 2019 at 8:36 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Another day, and another cryptocurrency exchange hack. Attackers have thieved $4.2 million worth of cryptocurrency from exchange Bitrue. Earlier today, the exchange announced on Twitter (spotted by ZDNet) that it was subject to a hack in which bad actors made off with 9.3 million Ripple ($4 million) and 2.5 million Cardano ($233,000) coins. At the time of writing, the amounted totals to a little over $4.2 million. The hacker used what they learned from this breach to then access the Bitrue hot wallet and move 9.3 million XRP and 2.5 million ADA to different exchanges. — Bitrue (@BitrueOfficial) June 27,…

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This repulsive app generates nudes from photos of clothed women

Jun27
by on June 27, 2019 at 8:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


If you think creating anyone’s nude photos or deepfake was a difficult task, think again. An app called DeepNude has developed a scary AI that can create a nude picture out of a woman‘s fully clothed photo. First reported by Vice, the Windows and Linux app was launched in March. DeepNude can take any clothed photo of a woman and turn into a realistic nude picture using its AI. The app is free to download and try, but you’ll need to pay $50 for the ability to remove its large watermark and export the results. It works offline and requires a…

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